Kathie Browne

Kathie Browne (September 19, 1929 – April 8, 2003) was an American stage, film and television actress. She played a showgirl in an episode of the television show Banacek.

Kathie Browne
Browne in Bonanza, 1963
Born
Jacqueline Sue Browne

(1929-09-19)September 19, 1929
Humansville, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 8, 2003(2003-04-08) (aged 73)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Other namesCathy Browne
Kathie Browne McGavin
OccupationActress
Years active1952–1980
Spouses
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    (m. 1969)​

    Early life

    She was born Jacqueline Sue Browne on September 19, 1929, in Humansville, Missouri, to Winn Roscoe Browne and Erma Mae Wood.[1] Her family later moved to San Luis Obispo, California, then when she turned ten, to Los Angeles, where she went to city schools.[2] She received her first social security card at age 13 during April 1943.[fn 1][1] After high school, she studied drama at Los Angeles City College (LACC), where she won a best acting award.[3]

    Tustin Playbox
    Main article: Tustin Playbox

    May Rose Borum, a drama teacher at LACC, founded a community theatre called the Tustin Playbox in June 1952.[4] As "Cathy Browne" (her first stage name; she does not appear to have used "Kathie Browne" until March 1959),[5] Browne was active in this theater for many years, both as performer and co-producer with her first husband, Sherwood Price.[fn 2][6][5][7]

    Career

    In 1955, Browne's television acting career began with her appearance in one episode of Big Town. She appeared in many films and television series, including four roles on Perry Mason: as title character and defendant Donna Loring Ross in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Provocative Protégée", as defendant Susan Fisher in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Mystified Miner", as Carla Eden in the 1963 episode "The Case of the Festive Felon" and as defendant Lona Upton in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Thermal Thief." In 1962, Browne appeared as Laurie Kemper on the TV western Lawman in the episode titled "Heritage of Hate" and as Deela in the 1968 Star Trek episode "Wink of an Eye".

    Other television series on which she appeared include:

    In 1975 Browne co-starred in the Kolchak: The Night Stalker episode "Sentry", in which her husband, Darren McGavin, starred. She played Chicago P.D. Lieutenant Irene Lamont.

    Personal life

    As Jacqueline Sue Browne she married actor-producer Sherwood Price on November 22, 1953, at the Chapman Park Hotel in Los Angeles.[5][8]

    Death

    A breast cancer survivor, Browne died of natural causes on April 8, 2003, in Beverly Hills, California. She was 73.[9] She is buried as Kathie Browne-McGavin at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles County, California.[10] McGavin, to whom she was married for 34 years, died on February 26, 2006, in Los Angeles, California. He was 83.[11] Darren McGavin is interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery[12] just 6 miles away.

    Filmography
    Year Title Role Notes
    1958Murder by ContractMary – Secretary and Party Girl
    1958City of FearJeanne
    1960–1961Sea HuntEleana Dales / Kathryn Drayton / Suzie Kenyon3 episodes
    1960Studs LoniganWild Party GirlUncredited
    1960Perry MasonDonna Loring RossEpisode: The Case of the Provocative Protege 1960 Tales of Wells Fargo-Madeline 1960CinderfellaUncredited
    1961–1964BonanzaEllen Henry / Margie Owens / Laura Dayton6 episodes
    1961RawhideMary Donahoe / Lily3 episodes
    1961RawhideMary DonahoeS3:E23, "Incident of the Phantom Bugler"
    1962LawmanLaurie KemperEpisode: Heritage of Hate
    1962The Underwater CityDotty Steele
    1962Perry MasonSusan FisherEpisode: The Case of the Mystified Miner
    1962Have Gun – Will TravelMarie Ellis / Lydia Moss2 episodes
    1963My Favorite MartianPeachesEpisode: A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine, and Peaches
    1963Perry MasonCarla EdenEpisode: The Case of the Festive Felon
    1964Man's Favorite Sport?Marcia
    1964The Brass BottleHazel Jenks
    1964Alfred Hitchcock HourMavis MaxwellEpisode: Bed of Roses
    1965Alfred Hitchcock HourNoreen KimberlyEpisode: Wally the Beard
    1965BrainstormAngie DeWitt
    1965Perry MasonLona UptonEpisode: The Case of the Thermal Thief
    1965The Wild Wild WestFaith CadwalladerEpisode: The Night of the Human Trigger
    1966BrandedJenny GalvinEpisode: Call to Glory parts 1, 2 and 3
    1967The Wild Wild WestJennifer CaineEpisode: The Night of the Colonel's Ghost
    1967HondoAngie Dow17 episodes
    1968Star Trek: The Original SeriesDeelaS3:E11, Wink of an Eye
    1970Love, American StyleAnn CurtisEpisode: Love and the King
    197243: The Richard Petty StoryElizabeth
    1973Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeCrystal
    1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerLieutenant Irene LamontEpisode: The Sentry
    1980The Love BoatMary Ann WalkerEpisode: The Family Plan/The Promoter/May the Best Man Win/Forever Engaged/The Judges: Part 1 and 2

    Notes
    1. Her Social Security Administration file records the following name changes:
      Apr 1943: Jacqueline Sue Browne
      Jan 1956: Jacqueline Sue Gell
      May 1960: Cathy Browne
      Oct 1961: Kathie Browne
      Dec 1967: Jacqueline Price
      May 1971: Kathie McGavin
    2. Price's birth name was Frank Sherwood Gell; his early credits from 1948 were as Sherwood Gell, eventually changing to Sherwood Price in 1952.

    References
    1. Jacqueline Sue Brown in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, retrieved from Ancestry.com
    2. "Tustin Plays Big Part in Life of Cathy Price". The Tustin News. Tustin, California. August 29, 1957. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Year Round Plays a Goal of Playbox at Tustin". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 12, 1954. p. 163 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Tustin Playbox to Present Summer Stock Plays with Center Staging". The Tustin News. Tustin, California. June 27, 1952. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. "Playbox Stars to Wed Nov. 22". The Tustin News. Tustin, California. November 20, 1953. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. "Stock Will Reopen in Tustin". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. May 30, 1954. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. Dunlap, Velma (August 31, 1959). "'Gigi' Proves Delightful in Tustin". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. Sherwood P Gell in the California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959, retrieved from Ancestry.com
    9. "Kathie B. McGavin, 72; Acted in Popular TV Series of 1950s, '60s". Los Angeles Times. April 17, 2003.
    10. Aaker, Everett (16 May 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 71–72. ISBN 978-1-4766-2856-1. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
    11. Brozan, Nadine (February 27, 2006). "Darren McGavin, Versatile Veteran Actor, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
    12. Stephens, E. J.; Stephens, Kim (2017). Legends of Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-439-66142-0.
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